A-level results

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Tens of thousands of students have picked up their A-level results and learned whether they can move on to further education, training or a job.

Tonight, August 15, ITV News Tyne Tees starts with those heading to university. While the take-up here remains one of the best in the country, the number of pupils getting places at what are regarded as the top universities remains low.

Many students are celebrating their A-level results today - but what about those who did not get the grades they wanted or those who want to start work straight away.

The 'jobs bus', a careers advice roadshow, is touring the country and arrived in Newcastle today, August 15.

There was a strong turnout of people at different stages of their careers who were offered advice on finding work. A-level students who did not make the grade were offered advice on vocational training as an alternative to university.

The chief executive of Ucas said students who applied late or got lower A-level grades than expected could still choose from a large selection of courses.

Mary Curnock Cook said:

We have nearly 30,000 courses which are advertising vacancies in clearing.

A lot of those will only be for people who have the very highest grades because the Government arrangements for funding mean that universities aren't limited as to how many of those they can recruit.

The reality is that there are vacancies across all sorts of courses and institutions.

So anybody who is applying late after they got their results or who didn't quite get what they wanted today, there are loads of opportunities for them to find out about what is available through our website.